Senior Manager, Supply Chain Optimization

Senior Manager, Supply Chain Optimization
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US - GA
- Atlanta:
Full time:
Posted Today:
R-148102
** Job Description

Summary:

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* Position Overview:

** As a member of the Infrastructure Planning team, this role plays an integral part in enabling NPSG’s mission by partnering with Regional Producing Bottlers (RPBs) to optimize delivered costs from plant to distribution centers, plan capacity and capital investments that meet customer and consumer demand. and strengthen long-term competitiveness of the U.S. Bottling System.

The role has four primary areas of responsibility:  
* Conduct supply chain network optimization studies, including production center to distribution center sourcing for concentrate-based, cold-fill products
* Develop input for analyses of strategic capital investment and divestment recommendations and decisions
* Translate analytical findings into actionable recommendations for Bottling partners and senior leadership
* Advance the team’s capabilities through process improvement, tool enhancement, and team development

The Senior Manager, Supply Chain Optimization serves as a subject-matter expert in supply chain network optimization, data analysis, and infrastructure business-case development. The role translates network-modeling results into financial and operational recommendations for Bottler senior leadership and the NPSG Board and independently leads multiple complex projects and work streams.

Success in this role requires advanced analytical and network-optimization capabilities, experience leading cross-functional projects, strong financial and business-case acumen, and the ability to communicate complex recommendations to senior executives. The role also requires the ability to coach and develop others, support organizational change, and drive continuous improvement.  
** Detailed Responsibilities:
***** Develop Supply Chain Business Cases Supporting RPB Supply Chain Infrastructure Strategies
**** Build and validate supply chain network models using demand forecasts, transportation and manufacturing costs, capital requirements, production capacity, and other relevant operational inputs.
* Use the Lyric software platform to evaluate production and distribution sourcing strategies, capacity and capability additions, plant consolidations, and greenfield opportunities.
* Synthesize optimization results, financial analyses, operational constraints, and stakeholder input into clear, actionable recommendations.
* Serve as a subject-matter expert for Lyric, leading the application of the platform on highly complex network-optimization projects.
* Develop inputs for end-to-end value-chain analyses, cash-flow models, and capital-investment business cases that quantify payback, net present value, internal rate of return, return on investment, and key sources of risk.
* Independently lead network modeling activities for multiple complex projects and work streams, managing priorities, dependencies, risks, deliverables, and stakeholder expectations.  
*** Lead Project Validation and Stakeholder Alignment
**** Lead or participate in cross-functional validation discussions to review model inputs, financial assumptions, operational constraints, and business-case outputs.
* Develop RPB-specific sourcing analyses, financial models, executive presentations, and other supporting materials required for project validation, using tools such as Lyric, Tableau, Power BI, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft PowerPoint.
* Incorporate validated stakeholder feedback into recommendations, finalize business cases, and build alignment around the proposed course of action.  
*** Develop and Deliver Executive Recommendations
**** Present project findings, insights, and…